Angus' Travel Notes and Pictures

A webpage of Angus' cycling trip in 2022 along the Western Front (1914-1918) and Angus and Alison's walking tour of the Tour de Mont Blanc, Via degli Dei, the Dobratsch Circuit in Carinthia, Austria, the Dolomites, Venice, and Iceland

Category: Western Front Way posts

Blog posts from the Western Front Way

  • Yesterday a first day riding to meet the WFW riders by Saturday. The weather cleared and a fabulous ride along bike paths out of Zurich (thank you Mapquest!) and along the Rhine cycle path (part of the amazing Euro Velo system) and then NW along highway 3 toward Basel. Only one significant pass to climb…

  • Arrived in Zurich yesterday, located the used bike and its very friendly and accommodating seller I met on facebook marketplace and have enjoyed today adding a few additional components and purchasing a few camping supplies (tent pegs and stove fuel not permitted on the plane). Zurich is a beautiful city, and made for cycling. The…

  • Regional flight from Trail to Vancouver today and just about to board for Zurich. It is really exciting to be starting the trip, but I will miss Alison so much! The longest we will be apart in over two decades!